US EditionWest Nile Virus Positive Mosquitoes Identified in Gallatin and Saline Counties
GALLATIN AND SALINE COUNTIES, ILLINOIS, JUL 22 – Surveillance since May detected West Nile virus in mosquitoes in Gallatin and Saline Counties, with those over 50 at highest risk of serious illness, health officials said.
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West Nile Virus Found in Gallatin and Saline Counties
ELDORADO – Mosquito batches in Gallatin and Saline counties have tested positive for the West Nile Virus according to the Egyptian Health Department. Surveillance for the virus began in May. It included trapping and testing adult mosquitoes throughout Saline, Gallatin and White counties. The virus is transmitted through the bite of culex mosquitoes that have picked up the virus by feeding on an infected bird. These mosquitoes breed in warm, stag…
After the news of the first cases of West Nile fever being recorded in the favorite vacation countries of Lithuanians, specialists are not in a hurry to sow panic, but they also urge not to lose vigilance. There is no vaccine or specific treatment for this mosquito-borne disease, and by the way, theoretically there are conditions for its spread in Lithuania. Recently, the Greek National Organization for Public Health (EODY) reported the first c…
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